Madeline Elizabeth Cranford - Robert Crawford Pitcock

Madeline Elizabeth Pitcock
Madeline Elizabeth Pitcock

Marriage vows were exchanged by Madeline Elizabeth Cranford and Robert Crawford Pitcock at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in St. Mark's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Carey Stone of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in North Little Rock and Deacon Len Griffin of St. Mark's officiated.

Parents of the bride are Kathy and Bryant Cranford, 14 Burnttree Court. She is the granddaughter of Claire and Keith Cranford of Forrest City and Judy Murray and Kenneth Murray, both of Charleston.

The groom is the son of Sherry and Bob Pitcock of Graham, Texas. He is the grandson of the late Bobby Ruth and J. Duff Pitcock of Graham, Francis Swayze of Cleburne, Texas, and the late Dale Fowler of Granbury, Texas.

The chancel held tall candle stands decorated with cascading white, green and blush peonies, garden roses, hydrangeas and lisianthus. Music was by organist Tim Allen and trumpeter Blaine Burgess.

The bride walked down the aisle with her father. She wore a strapless A-line gown with a beaded Empire bodice. The full tulle skirt was hand-stitched with lace appliques and extended to a cathedral train. She carried a bouquet of peonies, garden roses and hydrangeas.

Mary Ashley Ray of Fort Worth and Shelby Neuman of Houston were honor attendants. Bridesmaids were Abigail Covington and Katherine Covington, both of Conway and cousins of the bride; Laura Brown of Dallas, sister of the groom; Paige Schmidt of Fort Worth; and Caroline McCormick of Little Rock. They wore gowns of blush-colored chiffon and carried bouquets of hydrangeas, peonies, garden roses, lisianthus and stock. Flower girls were Billie Murray and Kyleigh Murray of Charleston and Jadynn Reames of Greenwood, all cousins of the bride. Ring bearer was Luke Murray of Springdale, also a cousin of the bride.

Best man was Matthew Beeson of Dallas and William Jung of Fort Worth. Groomsmen were Alexander Cranford of Little Rock, brother of the bride; Geren Brown, Garrett Lucas and Hunter Sprague, all of Dallas; and Marshall Boenker of Fort Worth. Guests were seated by William Hopper of Canyon, Texas; Rudy Granaghan of Fort Worth; Andrew Boaz of Pasadena, Calif.; and Nicholas Neuman of Houston.

A reception at the Junior League of Little Rock Building followed the ceremony. Guest tables alternated centerpieces of tall vases of wedding flowers with low, lush arrangements of peonies, roses, lady's slipper orchids and lisianthus. Music was by the DMP Band.

The bride graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Texas Christian University and has a master's degree in special education, also from TCU. She is a kindergarten teacher in Plano, Texas.

The groom has a bachelor's degree in finance from the university and is an associate with the Energy Finance Group at Comerica Bank.

The couple will live in Dallas after a wedding trip to Maui, Hawaii.

High Profile on 06/28/2015

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